They also believe that the causes of it are primarily due to drug and alcohol related content (http://www.domesticviolence.org/). ... Men more prone to violence usually have a high need for control and power and implement their control through aggression, violence, and competition. ... Most males define their masculinity in terms of control and power. ... Most men are able to appropriately implement features of power and control minimally in their lives. ... The importance of control and power among men can be seen in different aspects of the average male's life. ...

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Some institutes advocate using violence as legitimate ways of controlling family members. ... Many people abuse drugs without ever battering their partners. Alcohol and other drugs such as marijuana, depressants, anti-depressants, or anti-anxiety drugs do not cause people to become violent. Although alcohol and drugs may be used as the excuse for the battering but it certainly does not cause it. ... The use of power and control are used in many forms. ...

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An even more alarming fact is that assault weapons were the firearms most commonly traced for organized crime and drug trafficking offenses. ... This is just one of many examples of the need for gun control. ... Gun control is a must to keep the violence down. ... Stricter gun control and proper safety is a must for the United States. ... After all, we don't want people who are impaired by a mental illness, impaired by alcohol or drugs, or blinded by rage to be able to buy guns. ...

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The types of violence are defined as follows: Physical abuse, which includes any attempt or actual use of physical force, with the intent to injure, control, hurt or causes the victim to be afraid of the abusive partner. ... Further, leaving an abusive partner doesn't guarantee that the abuse will stop, as many abusive partners continue the abuse and attempt other ways to control their partner. ... These problems can then further result in getting involved with drugs, skipping school, or using violence to solve problems or control situations. ... Outside influences such as alcohol con...

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Is it race, poverty, neighborhood, family, drugs, or media? ... A male who is impoverished becomes more susceptible to drug or alcohol abuse too. ... A young male could turn to drugs or alcohol to try and make him feel better or to sell drugs and make some money. ... Due to the overwhelming joblessness the males are given more incentive to sell drugs. ... He defines social organization as "The extent to which the residents of a neighborhood are able to maintain effective social control and realize their common goals"(358). ...

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The influences of drugs and peer pressures within gangs have impaired good judgment. Kreiner believes that drug use by teens "can result in greater violence at school. ... The affects of rampant drug use and the culture of gang behavior in our schools have led to some increases in violent acts. ... The American Psychological Association (2002) concluded in their study of violent behavior that people who act violently have trouble controlling their feelings. ... A few students turn to drugs or gangs for comfort and acceptance. ...

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Then he started being much more controlling, jealous, and insecure. ... The control and jealousy got out of control, anything and everything would set him off. ... It also worked against me by steering me towards some not so great provider boyfriends so I always felt like I had the control in relationships. ... Drug and alcohol addictions, mental illnesses, learned behaviors, and anger management all can factor into making a person cross the line. ... Classes for anger management, addiction programs to overcome drug, alcohol, or violent addictions, behavior modification counseling, and self i...

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It is difficult to censor without crossing the line of free speech, but in an environment where parental guidance is lacking and youth violence is increasing, control must be integrated. ... Such themes as one-parent households, divorce, estranged parents, living on welfare, death and dying, homosexuality, drugs, and changing sexual roles are representatives of the candor displayed in contemporary literature (Day 364). ... The chief concern is AIDS however, sex education, birth control and abortion are seldom mentioned, as the fictional characters hop from bed to bed (Cuklanz 26). ... Howev...

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You leave the house for a while to clear your head and know that if you walk 2 blocks to the right you will meet up with the drug dealers sitting out in front of the crack house around the corner. ... As you pass the drug house you see the Lexus parked out front and the men with countless gold chains sitting on the steps. ... Pretty soon there's a big conflict over who's controlling what and everyone is carrying guns with them, trying to keep others from intruding on their territory and inhibiting their ability to support themselves. ...

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Domestic violence is physical and or emotional abuse directed toward a domestic partner or spouse as a result of power, control and coercive behavior of one over another in a relationship. ... A few of these indicators are unexplained or multiple injuries at different stages of healing, injuries that are being hidden by clothing ie: long sleeves, bracelets, turtle necks etc. and a history of drug and alcohol use or depression, anxiety or suicide attempts. ... A few of these myths are, 1. woman battering only happens in the lower economic classes, 2. woman battering is not a significant iss...

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financial abuse which can result in the control over an individuals' survival, and isolation whereby an individual is controlled by segregating him/her from family, friends and community. ... Child rearing can be an immensely frustrating task and parents feel they should have control. ... With the reward of control comes an increased sense of self worth. Those who feel they are in control have a greater sense of self worth. ... Alcohol and drug use are common practices of abusers. ...

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Domestic Violence is power and control. One person has more power and is able to control many of the aspects of the relationship. ... Drugs, alcohol, stress, or battered women provoking her partner do not cause domestic violence. ... Some say that battering is only a momentary loss of temper, but it isn't because battering is the establishment of control and fear in relationship through violence. ... The control most batters have on victim it becomes difficult to find a way to escape the situation. ...

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This almost always precludes media self-control by those who realize the long-term impact of their product. ... The Centers for Disease Control realizes the impact visual images and "news" has on potential behavior: their policy to suppress "copycat" suicides is to refrain from showing victims of suicides, provide no details about the technical aspects of the method chosen, and in no way to glorify suicide. ...

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H.S is a ticking time bomb where violence rules, drugs are rampant, and students threaten other students who want to learn. ... What are the school officials waiting for, the violence in the public schools are getting out of control, and in today's society we have to wait for a Columbine incident to happen before our elected officials take any kind of action. ...

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For a traffic control officer it may be his constant battle with the traffic. ... Saddam Hussein (who, because of his dictatorship, could be known as Iraq because of his control of the country). ... Common criminals do things for their own benefits like robbing banks for money, stealing drugs for a high or killing enemies for personal satisfaction. ...

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Power can be an association of many crimes of violence, violence is thought to be concerned towards connections to and around the body, and mostly in regards to pain, emotion, control and discipline (Hale, 2009). ... Contemporaneously other theories uphold the belief that individuals withhold a natural instinct to behave violently, which requires very little motivation, therefore believing that violence is the result of a failed constraint or control. ...

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Violence in the media in very predominant and should be controlled via TV. ratings, FCC regulations, and parental discipline involving improper television viewing habits. ... I do believe like Freedman stated, the we need to focus more on the major cause of violence which involve poverty, racial conflict, drug abuse, and most importantly poor parenting. ...

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Violence against women in general is exacerbated by alcohol more than any other drug and women become more at risk to be victimized if they too have been drinking (p.65). ... To trace the signs of dependence; first are cravings with a strong desire to drink, leading to loss of control, commonly referred to as physical dependence. ... Alcohol causes brain toxicity that result in a loss of control over the alcohol use (Anton, 2010, p.739). ...

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